The Dow was on pace for its biggest gain in nearly two months as Americans went to the polls to determine the nation's next president. Chris Dieterich reports on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.

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... the ... while stocks its just isn't ... as bad as mine so all of this Detroit joining us on the site ... tells all about ... Chris Simon ... son of a ... handy dandy ... table of ... things there that says the average the average gain in stocks on the video ... on election days of providing very long time isn't points and six the signs ... of stress ... that we get about up well we were just a little bit better today but but pretty much in line the Dow added about a hundred and thirty three point one percent slightly higher numbers you will so what's going on today what you like them ... what what and time again for investors is just that was in Mrs this is something that we've been focused on for months months months ... whose and win the election regardless of regardless of who is can win the election ... cross you fingers that this clarity it's not like an election as a two hundred ... and in the year two thousand when it dragged on for weeks ... we have the clarity ... it's a it's so sad but this time tomorrow investors want clarity that's one one D given in and that's why we such that night as they thinking they might get that that's right I mean that's one piece of it is that the idea that this can be result in some way given pieces of reluctance on their part to take big positions ahead of this of course um as you pointed out ... the day of elections going back on the very long time the average gains of zero point eight percent today after its about zero point one percent so it is a lot of uncertainty Islam it's more difficult to play in the short term ... courses is you're talking about this a lot of uncertainty out there ... about what's going at what's can materialize in Congress know it's can ago there so ... as is as been nom some customary we gotta get again today but the lot of uncertainty so well timed and of course don't move top of a heckuva lot but we have to move on thank very much Chris Dieterich ... all